28 (2004) 471-479
TBTAK
Research Article
Received: 19.08.2003
Abstract: Stomach contents and feeding features of Silurus glanis living in Hirfanl Dam Lake were investigated. Recognizable
organisms were found in the stomachs of 91 Silurus glanis out of 162 caught between September 1996 and August 1997. The
stomach contents of Silurus glanis and their levels were as follows: Gammarus (21.87%), Odonata (19.79%), Sander lucioperca
(19.79%), Tinca tinca (18.76%), Silurus glanis (1.04%) and Gastropoda (1.04%). In addition, it was noted that 1.04% of the
organisms found in the stomachs of Silurus glanis were Homoptera and 2.08% were the parasite Platyhelminthes.
Key Words: Silurus glanis, feeding, stomach contents, Hirfanl Dam Lake
Hirfanl Baraj Glnde Yaflayan Silurus glanis (L., 1758)in Beslenme Biyolojisi
zet: Bu arafltrmada Hirfanl Baraj Glnde yaflayan Silurus glanisin mide ierii ve beslenme zellii incelenmifltir. Eyll 1996Austos 1997 tarihleri arasnda avlanan 162 adet yayn balndan 91 bireyin midesinde teflhis edilebilen organizmalara rastlanmfltr.
Arafltrma sonucunda Silurus glanisin mide ieriini bulunma sklna gre, Gammarus (% 21,87), Odonata (% 19,79), Sander
lucioperca (% 19,79), Tinca tinca (% 18,76), Silurus glanis (% 1,04) ve Gastropoda (% 1,04)nn oluflturduu saptanmfltr. Ayrca,
mideden kan organizmalarn % 1,04nde Homoptera ve % 2,08inde parazit Platyhelminthese rastlanmfltr.
Anahtar Szckler: Silurus glanis, beslenme, mide ierii, Hirfanl Baraj Gl
Introduction
* Email: ali@gef.gazi.edu.tr
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3925
3923
Yeniky
Fishing regions
0
347
3323
5 km
39
Gzler
Evren
Bekdik
39
347
3325
Figure 1. Map of Hirfanl Dam Lake.
Table 1. The weight and length distribution of S. glanis individuals living in Hirfanl Dam Lake
according to age.
Female
Age
N
L (cm)
(Min-Max)
0
I
472
Male
11
W (g)
(Min-Max)
- 1
L (cm)
(Min-Max)
W (g)
(Min-Max)
18.3
33
74
22.2-24.1
63-89
24
22.3-25.9
769
68-91.7
23
II
24
27.9
24.1-32.5
140.9
69-215
28
28
24-35.1
150.3
78-275
III
32
34.2
26.5-38.6
28335
142-370
33.5
264.7
27-39.7
91-390
IV
42.4
40.1-45.1
458.8
316-530
43.6
41.2-45.3
501.6
418-540
49.2
45.9-52.4
8464
820-920
50.6
895
48.4-52.4
840-955
N. DOAN BORA, A. GL
100
80
August
July
June
May
March
February
January
December
November
September
Other
Fish remains
Caryophylaidae
Stomach contents
Homoptera
Gastropoda
Gammarus
Odonata
N%
W%
Diptera
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
S.glanis
Months
S.lucioperca
20
0
N% and W%
40
October
60
T.tinca
Fullness %
Figure 3. The number and the weight percentage of the food found in
the stomachs of Silurus glanis individuals.
Table 2. The conditions of the full and the empty stomachs of Silurus glanis caught at different
times in Hirfanl Dam Lake.
Date of fishing
Number of
fish caught
FULL
EMPTY
September
18
13
72.22
27.78
October
11
54.55
45.45
November
25.00
75.00
December
33.33
66.67
January
27
11.11
24
88.89
February
12
11
91.67
8.33
March
20
11
55.00
45.00
May
11
45.45
54.55
June
14
11
78.57
21.43
July
11
72.73
27.27
August
24
19
79.17
20.83
TOTAL
162
91
56.17
71
43.83
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Table 3. The total number, weight and percentage of the organisms encountered in the stomachs of the Silurus glanis
individuals.
The organisms found
in the stomachs
474
Total number
(N)
N%
Weight percentage
Tinca tinca
19
2.19
193.28
23.09
S. lucioperca
20
2.31
151.11
18.05
S. glanis
0.12
10.00
1.19
Diptera
532
61.50
10.26
1.23
Odonata
201
23.24
142.33
17.00
Gammarus
87
10.06
4.27
0.51
Gastropoda
0.23
0.28
0.03
Homoptera
0.12
0.19
0.02
Caryophyllaidae
0.23
1.37
0.16
Fish remains
291.14
34.78
Other
32.99
3.94
TOTAL
865
100
837.22
100
Homoptera
Caryophyllaidae
Fish remains
Odonata
Diptera
Gastropoda
S. glanis
10
S. lucioperca
Gammarus
Tinca tinca
Number of stomachs
Seasons
c o n t e n t s
S t o m a c h
4.16
12.5
12.5
4.16
41.66
40.89
0.19
0.11
0.05
10.00
66.92
37.45
25.49
0.11
6.85
3.11
6.23
41.73
23.35
W%
56
198
454
0.27
7.82
27.65
63.40
0.27
0.55
N%
124.19
0.28
2.85
142.28
9.00
22.61
70.00
38
16
25.00
N%
Summer
Spring
32.59
7.34
0.74
37.34
2.36
5.93
18.37
W%
78
1.12
87.64
7.86
3.37
N%
21
86.41
0.72
1.35
55.78
31.01
Autumn
46.08
0.38
0.71
29.74
16.53
W%
28
2.77
77.77
2.77
16.66
N%
16
Winter
W%
0.59
--
1.20
5.34
39.65 36.55
0.65
1.31
5.8
54.83 50.54
Table 4. The total weight, number percentage distribution of the food found in the stomachs of Silurus glanis individuals according to season.
87
201
532
20
19
291.14
1.37
0.19
0.28
4.27
142.33
10.35
10.00
151.11
193.29
91
Total
N. DOAN BORA, A. GL
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50
70
SUMMER
60
SPRING
N%
W%
30
20
10
N%
W%
50
N% and W%
N% and W%
40
40
30
20
Fish remains
Caryophyllaidae
Homoptera
Gammarus
Gastropoda
Odonata
Diptera
S. glanis
Stomach contents
100
100
AUTUMN
WINTER
80
80
W%
60
40
20
N% and W%
N%
N%
W%
60
40
20
Stomach contents
Fish remains
Caryophyllaidae
Homoptera
Gastropoda
Gammarus
Odonata
Diptera
T. tinca
Fish remains
Caryophyllaidae
Homoptera
Gastropoda
Gammarus
Odonata
Diptera
S. glanis
S. lucioperca
T. tinca
Stomach contents
S. glanis
S. lucioperca
N% and W%
T. tinca
Fish remains
Caryophyllaidae
Homoptera
Gastropoda
Gammarus
Odonata
Diptera
S. glanis
S. lucioperca
T. tinca
Stomach contents
S. lucioperca
10
0
Figure 4. The total weight, number percentage distribution of the food found in the stomachs of Silurus glanis individuals according
to season.
Table 5. The total weights and weight percentage of the food found in the stomachs of Silurus glanis individuals according to month.
Months
September
Number
of
stomachs
Total food
weight
(g)
Percentage
distribution of the
total food
Average organism
weight per S. glanis
individual (g)
Total
number
of food
Percentage
distribution of
the total food
Average organism
weight per S. glanis
individual
13
96.11
11.47
7.39
72
8.32
5.53
October
60.45
7.22
10.07
15
1.74
2.5
November
30.96
3.69
15.48
0.23
1.00
December
26.51
3.16
13.25
0.23
1.00
January
32.56
3.93
10.85
0.35
1.00
February
11
49.4
5.90
4.49
31
3.58
2.81
March
11
115.85
13.83
10.53
15
1.74
1.36
May
44.51
5.31
8.90
1.04
1.8
June
11
20.25
2.41
1.84
56
6.47
5.09
July
69.19
8.26
8.64
47
5.43
5.87
August
19
291.53
34.82
5.34
613
70.87
32.26
TOTAL
91
837.22
865
476
100
100
60.22
N. DOAN BORA, A. GL
40
Month
August
July
June
May
10
0
March
August
July
June
May
March
February
January
December
November
October
September
February
10
40
30
20
January
15
60
50
December
20
November
25
80
70
October
Numeric % of organisms
Total food %
30
September
35
Month
Discussion
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